Although Bruel aspired to be a football star as a youth, he decided to pursue singing after seeing Michel Sardou in 1975. His first success came as an actor, however, in 1979's Le Coup de sirocco. He continued acting in films, on television and in the theater while pursuing his singing career. His first single, "Vide" ("Empty"), released in 1982, was not a success, but the follow up, "Marre de cette nana-là" ("Fed up with that chick"), was a hit.
In 2003, he had his last name officially changed to Bruel-Benguigui, his stage name with his birthname, before his partner Amanda Maruani gave birth to his first child, Oscar, on August 19. On September 21, 2004, he wed the 24-year-old Maruani; it is his first marriage. His second child, Léon Bruel was born on the 28th September, 2005.
As of 2004 Bruel has acted in more than 40 different television and film productions and made five studio albums and several live albums. His last album to date is Entre Deux (2002), a double CD of classic chanson that features duets with Charles Aznavour, Jean-Louis Aubert, Jean-Jacques Goldman, Alain Souchon and Renaud, among others. It sold two million copies and made Bruel France's best paid singer of the year. At the beginning of 2005, in response to the South Asian tsunami of December 26, 2004, Bruel wrote the song "Et puis la terre" to benefit the Red Cross.
J'te l'dit quand meme
Patrick Bruel Lyrics
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Tout ça
Ailleurs qu'au café
D'en bas
Que t'allais p't'être partir
Et p't'être même pas revenir
Mais en tout cas, ce qui est sûr
C'est qu'on pouvait en rire
Alors on va s'quitter
Comme ça
Comme des cons devant l'café
D'en bas
Comme dans une série B
On est tous les deux mauvais
On s'est moqué tellement d'fois
Des gens qui faisaient ça
Mais j'trouve pas d'refrain à notre histoire
Tous les mots qui m'viennent sont dérisoires
J'sais bien que j'l'ai trop dit
Mais j'te l'dis quand même
Je t'aime
J'voulais quand même te dire
Merci
Pour tout le mal qu'on s'est
Pas dit
Certains rigolent déjà
J'm'en fous, j'les aimais pas
On avait l'air trop bien
Y en a qui supportent pas
Mais j'trouve pas d'refrain à notre histoire
Tous les mots qui m'viennent sont dérisoires
J'sais bien que j't'l'ai trop dit
Mais j'te l'dis quand même
Je t'aime
J'sais bien que j'l'ai trop dit
Mais j'le dis quand même
Je t'aime
Je t'aime
The lyrics of Patrick Bruel's song "J'te l'dit quand même" express regret and deep longing for a love that is about to end. The singer reflects on the fact that he and the person he loves could have had different conversations and resolved their issues somewhere other than at the café where they are currently sitting. However, now that it has come down to it, they are at a loss for words and struggling to make sense of their unshared feelings.
The singer acknowledges that they are parting ways in a manner that is not befitting of the love and memories they have shared. They are both stumbling through their conversation, with no clear conclusion in sight. Though they have mocked other people who have ended things this way, they find themselves unable to come up with a better plan. They feel foolish, as if they are acting out a scene from a bad movie.
Despite his inability to articulate the depth of his emotions, the singer knows that he must express them before it is too late. He thanks his love for not saying all the bad things that they could have said during their time together. He accepts that others may ridicule him for expressing his vulnerability, but he does not care. At last, he confesses his love, not for the first time, but with greater intensity. He recognizes that he may have said it too many times before, but he must say it now, regardless of the outcome.
Line by Line Meaning
On aurait pu se dire tout ça
We could have said all these things elsewhere, not at the café down the street
Ailleurs qu'au café d'en bas
Somewhere other than the café down the street
Que t'allais p't être partir
That you might leave soon
Et p't être même pas revenir
And maybe not even come back
Mais en tout cas, ce qui est sûr
But one thing is for sure
C'est qu'on pouvait en rire
We could still laugh about it
Alors on va s'quitter comme ça
So we're going to end it like this
Comme des cons devant l'café d'en bas
Like idiots in front of the café down the street
Comme dans une série B
Like in a B-movie
On est tous les deux mauvais
We're both bad at this
On s'est moqué tellement d'fois
We've made fun of others so often
Des gens qui faisaient ça
Who did the same thing
Mais j'trouve pas d'refrain à notre histoire
But I can't find a chorus for our story
Tous les mots qui m'viennent sont dérisoires
All the words that come to me are ridiculous
J'sais bien que j'l'ai trop dit
I know that I've said it too much
Mais j'te l'dis quand même, je t'aime
But I'm still telling you, I love you
J'voulais quand même te dire merci
I still wanted to say thank you
Pour tout le mal qu'on s'est pas dit
For all the things we didn't say
Certains rigolent déjà
Some are already laughing
J'm'en fous, j'les aimais pas
I don't care, I didn't like them anyway
On avait l'air trop bien
We looked too good together
Y en a qui n'supportent pas
There are some who can't stand it
Je t'aime
I love you
Lyrics © O/B/O APRA AMCOS
Written by: Patrick Bruel
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@zothem1336
I was there in France in the summer that year. And around Annecy were town feasts. Every week another place. And each time this song was played hundreds of girls sang like in this video. It touched me deep. I never did know why. Now I am in real love for the first time in my live and now I understand! Thank you girls of France of that generation. You were the best. I think all over France this was happening in that year. This is therefore really a legendary song but moreover a legendary performance. Not only for the girls but also for the boys who heard and saw you. Love you all for ever in my heart. You are France! And thank you Patrick! You teached me something then what I need right now.
@elisegloup3121
L 'innocence émotive de son regard quand il reçoit ce shoot d'amour...on aime ou on aime pas, mais quelle émotion !
@ghislainedurand4594
C est vrais il etaie juste étonner de voir tous se monde chanter. Tropt beau belle epoque
@lorene.singer
Il pouvait même pas chanter 😂
@jorekfleck2080
Ses yeux disent tout !
@Dunhill05lb
@@jorekfleck2080 J'y étais. Quel souvenir !!!!
@sabrinamehtougui5422
@@ghislainedurand4594 oo
@ladysansassy5462
2024…. omg quelle nostalgie en regardant ça ! 😢😢😢 qui a une machine à remonter le temps?
@gauthiersinging-squirrel96
Moi à sa place j'aurais fondu en larmes, c'est quand même un signe extrême de reconnaissance et d'amour du public pour Bruel
@lionceau1521
L'émotion de Patrick Bruel n'a d'égale que la nôtre ❤ . Quel talent . Quel homme ❤